This report by 2x Global explores the connection between gender and climate finance, focusing on the importance of gender-smart investments in the broader climate finance and policy arena. The analysis presented in this report highlights why a gender lens matters for climate finance and outlines key points to inform discussions and deliberations during seminal policy discussions, covering COP29, other regional climate events, the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) Technical Expert Discussions (TEDs) on global climate finance goals beyond 2025 and more. It argues that while women and frontline communities are disproportionately affected by climate change, women are also crucial agents of change and innovators in developing sustainable climate solutions.